693: Off-Grid Solar Products As A Form Of Wealth Delivery And Value Creation, with Amped Innovation’s Andi Kleissner & Kurt Kuhlmann

We often take access to electricity, refrigeration, and running water for granted. In many parts of the world, these are luxuries. 

In today’s episode, Andi Kleissner and Kurt Kuhlmann, Co-founders and Co-CEOs of Amped Innovation, discuss how they’re changing lives by installing high-performance off-grid solar systems and appliances across Asia and Africa. Nico visited with the pair in their CA headquarters; Seated on two of their high-efficiency solar freezers, they share insights from making solar products that empower impoverished families in the “developing world” to earn stable incomes. 

Expect to learn:

• Amped Innovation’s strategies to encourage productive use of power in emerging markets
• How Amped Innovation designs products with affordability and repairability in mind to make clean energy accessible to the most remote communities. 
• How Amped Innovation leverages microfinance and Pay-as-You-Go systems to overcome financial barriers for families.
• About Amped’s full suite of products, from TVs and freezers to generators

Their entrepreneurial journey is inspiring; we hope you feel the same!

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